Ylenia Carrisi
Italian who disappeared in New Orleans
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Key Takeaways
- Ylenia Maria Sole Carrisi (born November 29, 1970 – missing since January 6, 1994) was an Italian-American woman who disappeared under mysterious circumstances while visiting New Orleans, Louisiana, in January 1994, and was declared presumed dead in December 2014 upon her father's request.
- Early life Carrisi was born in Rome on November 29, 1970, the eldest daughter of Albano Carrisi and Romina Power, an Italian–American couple of singers and actors who primarily performed as a duo.
- In 1983, she appeared with her parents in the film Champagne in paradiso .
- She planned to become a novelist, and studied literature at King's College London, where she received the highest marks in her year.
- She decided to take a break from studying and returned to Italy, where she sold all her belongings in order to pay for the voyage.
Ylenia Maria Sole Carrisi (born November 29, 1970 – missing since January 6, 1994) was an Italian-American woman who disappeared under mysterious circumstances while visiting New Orleans, Louisiana, in January 1994, and was declared presumed dead in December 2014 upon her father's request.
She was eldest daughter of Italian–American performers Albano Carrisi and Romina Power.
Early life
Carrisi was born in Rome on November 29, 1970, the eldest daughter of Albano Carrisi and Romina Power, an Italian–American couple of singers and actors who primarily performed as a duo. Her maternal grandparents are American actor Tyrone Power and Mexican actress Linda Christian.
In 1983, she appeared with her parents in the film Champagne in paradiso. In 1989, she was a letter-turner on La ruota della fortuna, the Italian version of Wheel of Fortune. She planned to become a novelist, and studied literature at King's College London, where she received the highest marks in her year.
Disappearance
During her studies, she began to entertain the idea of travelling the world solo with nothing but a backpack and her journal. She decided to take a break from studying and returned to Italy, where she sold all her belongings in order to pay for the voyage. She began in Central America. After having spent a few months in Belize, she decided to leave the day after Christmas 1993 by bus to New Orleans, Louisiana. Her brother Yari, also an experienced traveler, had decided to surprise his sister by visiting her that Christmas. He arrived on a rainy December 27 in the Belizean village of Hopkins, going door-to-door searching for her, only to discover that the previous day she had boarded a bus to New Orleans.
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